TORONTO – SiriusXM Canada announced today the return of Blue Rodeo Radio, a limited-run channel celebrating the Canadian country rock band Blue Rodeo (above) and its 16th studio album Many A Mile.
Subscribers can listen to Blue Rodeo Radio on North Americana (channel 359) from midnight on Dec. 3 through Dec. 5.
The channel “will feature music from the band’s extensive back catalogue, along with selections from their friends and influences,” a press release says. “Band members Jim Cuddy, Greg Keelor, and Bazil Donovan will share the stories behind more than three decades of music, including tales from their new album Many a Mile.”
Blue Rodeo Radio will also feature songs from the band’s tour mates and collaborators including Skydiggers, Kathleen Edwards and Rose Cousins.
Additionally, Blue Rodeo will perform songs from Many A Mile in Toronto today during a SiriusXM live performance at El Mocambo, a recording of which will premiere on Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. ET on SiriusXM Channel 359 and will be rebroadcast throughout the weekend.
“We’re so happy to be working with the great team at SiriusXM in presenting a weekend of Blue Rodeo Radio!” said the band, in the press release. “We’re so excited to share our new music with our fans and thank SiriusXM for celebrating the release of Many A Mile with us. Hope you all enjoy it.”
“Blue Rodeo has a special place in our hearts at SiriusXM Canada, and in the history of Canadian music,” said John Lewis, senior vice-president of programming and operations at SiriusXM Canada.
“Blue Rodeo Radio is really going to honour that in giving our subscribers full access to all of their favourites, plus the new album and more.”
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Photo supplied by SiriusXM Canada.
